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![Student playing a video game on her computer](/images/news/2021/esports-enhances-visibility-at-usf/esports-listing-490x327-v2.jpg)
Esports enhances its visibility at USF
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏEsports will soon have a physical presence on the Tampa campus. Located inside the Recreation and Wellness Center, the 2,500-square-foot Esports Living Lab will feature 40 PCs and will be divided into spaces for casual gaming and watch parties, content creation and competitive gaming.
September 20, 2021Campus Life, University News
![Aurelia montyi jellyfish.](/images/news/2021/new-jellyfish-species-named-after-fio-director-usf-professor/moon-jelly-listing-2.jpg)
New jellyfish species named after FIO director, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏprofessor
His expertise in jellyfish is so renowned, Monty Graham, director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography and professor of integrative biology at USF, has a new species of jellyfish bearing his name – the Aurelia montyi.
September 17, 2021Research and Innovation
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The legacy of a nursing trailblazer
Geraldine McKinnon Twine, a retired nurse practitioner and ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏalumna, broke barriers in nursing during a segregated era, becoming the first black nurse to integrate Tampa General Hospital. Her dedication to education and service inspired her children to achieve academic success, with one establishing an endowed scholarship at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏin her honor.
September 16, 2021Student Success, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth
Researchers, legislators and law enforcement leaders came together at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ St. Petersburg campus to celebrate the grand opening of a research lab devoted to studying human trafficking in the state.
September 16, 2021University News
![NEWgenerator on a forklift at USF](/images/news/2021/commercialization-of-usf-invented-sanitation-system-set-to-begin/yeh-listing.jpg)
Commercialization of USF-invented sanitation system set to begin
The latest version of the USF-invented NEWgenerator is on its way to South Africa to begin the process of entering mass production. The solar-powered machine generates nutrients, energy and water by safely recovering them from human wastewater – a technology built to address global sanitation concerns.
September 15, 2021Research and Innovation
![Student plays the guitar in front of an LED wall donated to USF](/images/news/2021/gift-of-more-than-500000-will-benefit-usf-mass-communications-students-faculty/new-studio.jpg)
Gift of more than $500,000 in cutting-edge technology equipment will benefit ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏmass communications students, faculty
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ today announced a gift from Diamond View Studios and VÅ« Technologies to the College of Arts and Sciences to support virtual production education and training in the Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications.
September 15, 2021University News
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresidential Search Committee meeting at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg campus](/images/news/2021/usf-residential-search-committee-to-hold-its-first-meeting/search-committee-listing.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresidential Search Committee holds its first meeting
The 15-member ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Presidential Search Committee has met for the first time, which included an overview of the search process and an initial discussion with the search firm, SP&A Executive Search.
September 15, 2021University News
Nearly 150 students on the St. Petersburg campus are in the prestigious college that provides an intimate, discussion-based learning experience with greater experiential and research opportunities.
September 14, 2021University News
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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏprofessor invited to join UN and UNESCO advisory group on genocide education in Africa
Due to his depth and breadth of knowledge in the field of Holocaust and genocide studies, Edward Kissi, associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, has been invited by the United Nations (UN) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to become a member of their Advisory Group on Genocide Education in Africa.
September 14, 2021Research and Innovation
![A group of ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents holding up the Bull hand sign with the text](/images/news/2021/us-news-world-report-ranks-usf-americas-fastest-rising-university/usnwr-490-327.jpg)
U.S. News and World Report ranks ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏas America’s fastest-rising university, inside the top 50
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is the fastest-rising university in America over the past decade, public or private, according to U.S. News and World Report 2022 Best Colleges rankings released today. For the third consecutive year, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏranks as one of the nation’s top 50 public universities.
September 13, 2021University News
![Two children stand around a computer](/images/news/2021/usf-research-team-library-of-congress-grant-visual-literacy-historical-inquiry-children/education.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearch team awarded Library of Congress grant to promote visual literacy and historical inquiry with young children
The Library of Congress grant will fund a project designed to strengthen the skills of early childhood teachers in supporting preschoolers’ exploratory learning and play-based inquiry using community-based historical photographs.
September 10, 2021Research and Innovation
During the groundbreaking ceremony for the Indoor Performance Facility, former House Speaker and co-chairman of Tampa Bay's Super Bowl LV Host Committee Will Weatherford announced ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏwill pursue an on-campus stadium.
September 8, 2021ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏAthletics